“One A, two B, and so on. You
will hear soon.” [REDC]
The secret code that Genarro and Emilia Lucca shared for
passing messages to each other in "The Red Circle" was
straightforward. Or was it?
In 1956, Donald Yates—then a 26 year-old budding
Sherlockian—made an observation about the code, the alphabet(s),
and the credit that was due to Sherlock Holmes for his invisible
but lightning-quick analysis. It's just a Trifle.
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You know the plots, but what about the minutiae? We delve into the Sherlock Holmes stories and provide answers to questions that arise, clarify muddy details, and look into some of the period terminology in this weekly podcast.